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MESMERISM UNVEILED! 



THE ONLY WORK EVER PUBLISHED GIVING FULL 

INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO PRACTICE AND 

MASTER THE ART OF PSYCHOLOGY, 

OR MESMERISM. 



By LESLIE d. GEE 



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LESLIE G. DEVENPORT, Publisher, 

BUFFALO, X. Y. 

1385. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



In presenting this Book to the public, it may 
be proper to offer some remarks relative to its 
origin and intent. Such as it is, however, it is 
respectfully submitted to the candid and deser- 
ving public, with the hope that any criticism it 
may excite may not be extensively distinctive, 
but in some degree constructive. I have under- 
taken in this book to unfold to the enquiring 
public as investigators, how to practice and mas- 
ter the art of psychology, together with its cog- 
nates and still higher themes. It was assumed 
until late years, (especially by the I dont believe 
kind of persons) to be impossible to give any 
adequate exposition of this great science, but 
as your humble servant, I have undertaken to 



place it within this work so that any intelligent 
person can understand, practice and master it 
lor themselves. It is in as plain language as can 
be used and convey my meaning. It carries the 
student through and explains several different 
modes of how to mesmerize, and gives them the 
most minute directions, how to operate and ar- 
rest the fluids lor sickness, or to amuse. Its aim 
is to instruct, and the science is taught here the 
same as I use it in my practice ou the stage. 

Thanking the public for past favors, and ho- 
ping this will fill a long felt want, I remain 
Yours Respectfully, 

LESLIE J . GEE. 



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Reader, if you have decided to undertake the 
study of this, most sublime and useful of sci- 
ences, in order to gratify merely selfish desires. 
II you intend to use the information given in 
this book for your own interest alone, and to 
the detriment of your fellow men, let me ear- 
nestly entreat you for the good of others, and 
your own peace of mind to immediately destroy 
it. But I shall hope your motive will be pure, 
and your design benevolent. I am now placing 
in your hands a most potent agent, either for 
good or evil, if used for a proper purpose, with 
a clear appreciation of what you owe yourself 
and others. It will cause many to rise and call 



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you blessed. But on the other hand, you think 
only of yourself, and take advantage of the 
multitude, and use for dishonest purposes the 
power I give you, (by placing it here at your 
command) language cannot describe the pun- 
ishment you will deserve. 

This study above all others must be ap- 
proached with most profound feelings ot rever- 
ence and awe. No trifling is excusable, no levity 
in place. It deals directly with the immortal 

part of man the part that was created in 

the image of its maker. The Art of psych ology 
or Mesmerism, gives us control over the minds 
and bodies of others. It teaches us how to cure 
deseases; gives information of the past, present 
and future. It places this world and the next 
within our comprehension, and knowledge of 
all beings and things within our grasp. 
Philosophers have reasoned 5nd expounded. 
Physicians have observed and prescribed. 
Chemists have compounded and analyzed. Phy- 
siologists have experimented and proven, while 
Anatomists have dissected and laid bare the 
inner-most parts of man. But the part of man 



MESMERISM UNVEILED, 7 

with which we are concerned has escaped them 
all. It is now fully established that somnambu- 
lists go wherever they please, without the aid 
of their eyes; and persons with attacks of Cat- 
alepsy, show the same peculiarity. Despine, the 
inspector of mineral waters at Aix, in Savoj T ; 
says of patients, "not only have I had somnam- 
bulistic patient hear by the palm of her hand, 
but we have seen her read without the aid of 
her eyes: merely with the tips of her fingers, 
which she passed rapidly over the page that she 
wished to read. At other times we have seen 
her select from a parcel of letters the ones she 
was required to pick out; also write letters and 
correct, on reading them over again. Always 
with her fingers correct the mistakes she had 
made. Copy one letter word for word, reading 
with her left elbow, while she wrote with her 
right hand. During these proceedings a thick 
pasteboard completely intercepted any visual 
ray that might have reached her eyes. The same 
phenomena was apparent at the soles of her 
feet: on the epigastriam and other parts of the 
body where a sensation of pain was produced 



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by mere touch. Persons who have become blind 
have also been known to acquire the same pow- 
er. Harriet Martineau tells of an old lady who 
has been blind from her birth, yet in her sleep 
she could describe the color of clothing on in- 
dividuals correctly. In these cases, no doubt, 
perception is as usual in the brain; but either 
all the nerves of the surface have the power of 
conveying impressions of light to that organ, 
or some special parts of the body, as the ends 
of the fingers, the occuput, or the epigastriam 
assumes the office of eyes. Here are phenom- 
enas showing themselves in the uninfluenced 
human body, which go far towards establishing 
the possibility of some of the leading principals 
of the new science. Indeed, many of the feats 
performed b} 7 persons in the natural somnam- 
bulistic state, rival those seen in induced som- 
nambulism. Have we not been told by good 
authority, of young ladies, finishing elegant oil 
paintings in a manner far surpassing their or- 
dinary powers, while their eyes were closed, 
and they were entirely unconscious of their 
acts? Do we not know of cases where men have 



MESMERISM UXVEILEP. 9 

climbed trees and safely descended, crossed 
dangerous streams on narrow timbers, climb 
up and walk the ridge poles of a house? Either 
of which would have been next to impossible 
in their waking state. If it is possible for a per- 
son to have such acute vision in their ordinary 
sleep, why is it, that they should have an equal 
or increased power during periods of induced 
somnambulism? The eye, of course, is the nat 
ural organ of vision. But, how can persons see 
through obscure substances, tell what is going 
on in different parts of the world, or read our 
most secret thoughts? These are indeed very 
hard questions to answer, by any brinciple3 of 
Physiology or Physics. We must assume, and 
the facts seem to warrant the assumption, if 
they do not establish the conclusion, that all 
persons are composed of two distinct and separ- 
able parts. A body and a spirit; this last cannot 
be weighed, measured or acccurately defined. 
It is not governed by the laws that preside over 
matter and acts in entire independence of them. 
It sees through substances that cannot be pen- 
etrated by light. It may bo acted upon without 



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coming in contact with the body; and it has the 
power of discovering objects at indefinate dis- 
tances, and of communicating through the body 
the information thus obtained to other persons. 
But more than this, it discovers what has hap- 
pened years ago, and foretells what w r ill occur 
in the future. It gives the clairvoyant subject 
a facility of expression, a command of language, 
and a store of knowledge unknown to the na- 
tural state. 

Let me repeat that sublime passage on the 
human organism written by our most gifted 
dramatist: " What a piece of work is man! how 
noble in person, in form, in moving. How ex- 
press and admirable in action. How like an 
angel in apprehension. How like a God. The 
beauty of the world; the paragon of animals." 
HISTORICAL. 

It is claimedby some, that the powder of produ- 
cing the psychologic and mesmeric state, was 
discovered many centuries ago; and, indeed, we 
have good authority to say it was known and 
practised in China by the Chinese, in Confucius' 
time, which was about 2,000 years "B. C, but 



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the first written account we have of it was con- 
tained in Confucius' writings. Confucius' writ- 
ing and teachings hold the same relation to the 
Pagans of China, as the New Testament does 
to us to day. Confucius was a firm believer in 
mesmerism, if we can judge by his writings. 
He tells us of Foo Hung Ching, who was a cel- 
ebrated mesmerist; and of his cure of the Em- 
perior of China &c. But one of the first reliable 
cases heard of since that time is, that of Cordi- 
mus of Italy, who is said to have performed ex- 
traordinary cures in this way. He could bring 
on the mesmeric, or clairvoyant conditions at 
will, and thus cure himself of gout, nervous 
pains, &c. and prescribe remedies for himself and 
others. He could predict future events with 
precision and tell what was happening in distant 
countries. This was about the year 1500 A. I). 
Others attracted more or less attention by ex- 
hibiting similar power at intervals between 
that time, and the middle and eighteenth cen- 
turies. It was about this time men in different 
parts of Europe conceived the idea that men 
were sensible to the influence of magnetism. 



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Maxamilion Hell, Prof, of Astronomy, at Vien- 
na in the year 1772 was one of these. He advised 
a friend, a Physician of good standing to tiy if 
he could not cure desease by the use of the 
magnet. This Physician was Dr. Frederic 
Anthony Mesmer, whose name has since be- 
come so well known. Mesmer was well pleased 
with the idea, and made a large number of ex- 
periments; and succeeded so well with a great 
number of his patients, that he laid claim to the 
discovery. Prof. Hell was not satisfied with this 
state of affairs, and contested the discovery 
with Mesmer. He not only laid claim to the 
honor of having suggested the treatment, but 
he considered himself the discoverer of all the 
important facts made known by him who had 
thus become his rival. Whether public opinion 
went against Mesmer or not, I am not told; but 
he left soon after and established himself in 
Paris, which was then the great centre of Lit- 
erature, and science. Here lie met with great 
success, curing; all kinds of bodilv ailments: and 
all this time he used the magnets. The appli- 
cation of those, however, he supplanted with 



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passes over various parts of the body, and he 
found the passes were as efficient as the mag- 
nets, but it is probable that after his great suc- 
cesses he discovered the real source of his pow- 
er. 

Mesmer built better than lie knew. About 
this time the French government appointed a 
commission to investigate the subject. Benjamin 
Franklin was at the Court of Louis XT, advo- 
cating the cause of American Independance. 
His discoveries in electricity had already awa- 
kened the attention of the civilized world. So 
this plain old quaker philosopher was appointed 
President of the commission, which was made 
up offhe most distinguished scientistsof France. 
Then after a thorough investigation, during 
which time Mesmer practically illustrated his 
wondrous powers. We are told that they repor- 
ted to the government ihat all Mesmer claimed 
was true, and to-day men of the highest stan- 
ding are firm believers in mesmerism, 

We will now devote our attention to the ex- 
ploration of the mesmeric Art. 



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THE BENEFIT 
To be derived from mesmerism, (although we 
use it to amuse the public, and it does amuse 
them. I havQ also mesmerized for classes in 
medical colleges and have instructed students 
the Art of Mesmerism; and as we have just 
mentioned, we have used it mostly to amuse, 
we consider this book would not be complete 
without a description of some of the great ad- 
vantages to be derived from this useful Art.) 
How often do persons who suppose they are 
w r ell suddenly drop dead in a moment. How 
often have people retired to bed in supposed 
health, and yet in the morning have been found 
a rigid corpse either through eating too much 
or some othe^ cause. The blood was suddenly 
propelled to the brain, and the nerves not being 
sufficiently braced up with galvanic fluid, col- 
lapsed, and by appoplexy instant death ensued. 
If these persons had been mesmerized, no such 
calamity would have happened. The nervous 
system, or the whole brain and all its ramifica- 
tions would have stood the war of internal ele- 
ments, and out stripped the rushing storm. In 




POSITION OF THE LEFT HAND, 



TO BRING ON THE MESMERIC 



CONDITION. 



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this light we see how important it is that every 
person, well or unwell, should be operated upon 
until the brain is magnetically subdued; and 
after its subjugation it is worth thousands of 
dollars to you. You are prepared for any ail- 
ments. Tooth-ache, Head-ache, Tic-dolereux, 
Neuralgia, with any or all these pains. Let some 
one mesmerise you, then wake'you up, and the 
pain is gone. The whole process will not take 
more than five minutes. If you should break/an 
arm, or leg, have the limb mesmerized: and 
while it is under control you can sit and look 
on placidly, and see the*bones set, for when un- 
der the mesmeric influence no pain is felt even 
during amputation; the limb can be kept in 
this condition until it is healed entirely. So by 
all means be mesmerized, that when the day 
of distress comes you are ready for it, and only 
await the mesmerist's touch. 

The power of mind over matter has been 
recognized as a fact. Any doctor can tell you, 
if he has the good will of a patient, his pro- 
scriptions will work in half the time than if ho 
has not the confidence of his patient. Tt is 



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said by good authority that if a doctor has the 
entire confidence of his patient, and prescribes 
for him, when the sick person takes the bottle 
in his hand he feels the good effect of it, just 
the same as if he had taken the whole of the 
contents of the bottle, so strange does mind 
work over mind. 

We have all of us in our daily vocations seen 
more or less Mesmerism without, perhaps, pay- 
ing much attention to it. At the present time, 
to illustrate this, I will bring it before you . 
One man can subdue an unruly horse, a bull, 
fierce beasts, birds, serpents, or mad dogs, just 
with a word, look, or a stroke ; whereas an- 
other man would not dare to approach either 
of them. This comes under the head of fas- 
cination. Our friend, Dr. Lorlard, tells me of 
a strong case of fascination : Three men were 
going along a country road; one of them 
stopped suddenly. The other two paying no 
attention to his stopping until they heard him 
crying at the top of his voice, " He'll bite me ! 
He'll bite me!" The two men made all haste 
to his aid, and on arriving, to their astonish 



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merit beheld the poor fellow's eyes transfixed; 
and right at the edge of the road lay a large 
serpent half coiled, with his head high in the air, 
swaying from one side to the other with his 
forked tongue protruding r and his fire-like eyes 
staring at his would be victim. If it were not 
for the timely arrival of his companions, one of 
them, taking in the situation at a glance, picked 
up a stick from the roadside and quickly dis- 
patched his snakeship; then the poor fellow 
came out of his transfixed dilemma, but not 
without a feeling of great weakness. He was 
so unstrung that he had to sit down for a short 
time before proceeding on his way. We have 
sufficient evidence of serpents doing the same 
to birds, rabbits, squirrels, etc., as well asman- 
kind. A mouse put with a viper in his place 
of confinement has no show T for life whatever. 
By way of experiment, one was put into a cage 
in New York lately. The mouse was seen to 
draw near the viper which lay motionless 
but with fixed eyes and distended mouth the 
mouse at length entered into its jaws and was 
devoured. But with the case of the man just 



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before mentioned we would say he was in the 
sy etiological condition, for it is said on good 
authority that out of every thousand people 
born there are forty in the psychological 
state, which means four out of every hundred 
persons born are in this state. We said and can 
prove that out of an audience of 1,000 persons 
a professional operator can -tell them to close 
their eyes, then say authoritatively you cannot 
open them. There will be at least 40 that will 
be unable to do so, Those that are in this state 
are very easy to control. They can be brought 
under control almost by looking at them. This 
peculiar manifestation of the human organism 
has been attributed to a variety of causes by 
our scientific scholars. By the uninformed and 
ignorant, it is generally regarded as a mystery, 
being not unfrequently looked upon as of a mag- 
ical character, the secret of which was only pos- 
essed by special individuals, only it is possible 
the true causes to which the psychological states 
are due, must remain a matter of speculation 
until the human organism shall be fully or more 
accurately understood. But the part of the ex- 



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planation of psychological causes explained in 
this work may he depended upon as being cor- 
rect; and is the pinnacle of the knowledge 
known to us to-day. But what ever the causes, 
the effects are simple, and can be produced easi- 
ly if the student will follow the method laid 
down in this book. They are the fac simili used 
by myself, and there is nothing kept from you 
that ean be explained in this manner. It is rea- 
sonable to suppose that the human system con- 
tains two sets of nerves: motion, and sensation, 
and are pervaded with fluid the same as the 
veins, and other recepticals of the body are fill- 
ed with appropriate liquids; and it is also rea- 
sonable to admit that the internal form which 
is so much more perfect than the outer, should 
be connected with it, by a very refined and im- 
ponderable essence. So it is by abstracting and 
influencing this life essence, in the two sets of 
nerves, in many and various proportions, that 
the various results of mesmerism are produced, 
from natural sleep, to sleep waking, sympathism, 
catalepsy, interior exaltation and total separa- 
tion, which is death. We know the principles 



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and effect of mesmerism, have a counterpart in 
various laws of nature. Equilibrium, attraction, 
renovation, development, association. No per- 
son that has ever tried it with their own hands, 
can deny the reality of the phenomena elicited. 
It has been proved, and this by Mesmer, that 
in every man, woman, and child born there 
runs through the system a mysterious fluid, by 
which life originates, and by which lite is pre- 
served. Controlling this fluid, life is preserved 
and all kinds of ailments cured. We will then 
perceive that the nervo vital fluid is manufac- 
tured by electricity taken into the lungs at every 
inspiration. It completely changes the whole 
brain, when that organ is in a healthy state. 
The nerves, of this organ are of three kinds, 
viz: nerves of sensation, nerves of voluntary mo- 
tion and the nerves of involuntary motion. I 
make these divisions, in order you may more 
clearly understand me when I am speaking of 
nervous action; and those three classes of nerves 
are all filled with nervo vital fluid, which is ex- 
actly prepared to come in contact with the hu- 
man mind. 



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Let me now particularize. The nerves of 
sensation, are those by which feeling is car- 
ried to the brain. The voluntary is through 
which the mind gives motion to those parts of 
the body that are under control of the will. 
The involuntary nerves, are those that give mo- 
tion to such parts of our system as are not un- 
der control of the will. None but the involun- 
tary nerves pass to the heart, stomach and liver, 
so the heart will throb, the stomach digest its 
food, and the liver secrete its gall, awake or a- 
sleep, whether we will it or not. But to the lungs 
both the voluntary and involuntary nerves. 
The involuntary ones are, however, the most 
numerous, so that a man may hold his breath, 
and keep the lungs in suspension till he faints. 
Yet the involuntary nerves will get the mastery 
and restore him. Through these 3 sets of nerves 
the galvanic fluid is continually wasting, and 
passing from the whole system, mostly through 
the ends of our fingers and toes. It will be re- 
membered, that in the nerves of the brain there 
is no blood. The blood is exclusively confined to 
veins and arteries, while the nerves are charged 



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with this nervo vital fluid: a galvanic substance. 
Now if the veins and arteries are filled with 
blood; and if the nerves are fully charged with 
the galvanic fluid. In a word: if the circulating 
system and the nervous system are in perfect 
balance, health and firmness is the result. That 
I am right as to the nature of this nervous fluid. 
Take an animal and tie off the involuntary 
nerves that lead to the stomach, and digestion 
will instantly cease; then apply a moderate cur- 
rent of galvanism from a battery into the stom- 
ach, and digestion will immediately commence. 
This I have clearly proved, that the nervo vital 
fluid secreted by the brain is of a galvanic na- 
ture, and is manufactured from electricity, 
which we breath into the lungs every inspira- 
tion. I have also proved that this electric mag- 
netic power is the only moter that can come 
in contact with mind; and is the agent by which 
the will contracts the muscles. Hence the con- 
clusion, that by the concentration of the mind 
upon an individual, and by the action of the 
will. This fluid can be thrown upon another 
person, till his nervous system is fully changed. 
This is mesmerism. 



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THE PHENOMENA OF MESMERISM. 

There are several stages or degrees, of what 
is called mesmeric influence, or in other words 
the mesmeric or psychic state envolves a variety 
of states having one common character, thus 
there is simple mesmeric drowsiness, or sleep, 
(COMA) or more profound sleep, or insensibil- 
ity to pain. This I believe only occurs when 
the mesmeric coma is fully established; and 
most of the external senses together with the 
proper consciousness of external objects is ren- 
dered dormant, and the internal faculty of im- 
agination is called into activity ^ without the 
guidance of true reason, phantasy, or that state 
in which the mesmerized person takes the mere 
suggestion of the mind of the operator to be 
realities. Phreno mesmerism, are the manifesta- 
tions of the phrenological sentiments and feel- 
ings, which is but another form of simple imag- 
inative action, which causes the subject to feel- 
what is done to the mesmerizer as if it was done 
to him. Mental attraction or apparent drawing 
of the subject, even contrary to his will. Cere- 
bral attraction, or apparent illumination of the 



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brain with other forms which is called clairvoy- 
ance. We must now examine the medium by 
which the mind acts on the body organization 
viz: the brain and nervous system. It is common 
to speak of the nervous system, constituting 
the brain. The spinal marrow and nerves spring- 
ing from this arrangement is true enough, as far 
as it goes, but it is not sufficient for our purpose. 
For examining the interior of the head it will 
be found that every person has two distinct 

brains. Those two brains are very different in 

• 
size and form; the upper and very large por- 
tion, and in fact occupies the greater part of the 
cranium, or skull, and it is called the cerebrum. 
The smaller portion is situated in the hind part 
of the head, just above the spinal marrow, and 
is called the cerebellum, or little brain. So we 
may conclude that each of these brains has its 
own specific use, and such we find to be the case; 
and I shall endeavor to point out such of those 
uses as bear upon the subject we are consid- 
ering. My object at present not being to pre- 
sent you with a full view of the human brain, 
but only as much as is necessary to be known 



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in order to comprehend the phenomenon of 
mesmerism. Now all the nerves by which we 
feel or act are called the voluntary or sensory 
nerves and may be said to arise either direct- 
ly from this larger portion of the brain, called 
the cerebrum, or indirectly from it by means 
of the spinal marrow, which is considered the 
continuation of the cerebrum in the body. The 
spinal marrow is composed of three distinct 
columns, the anterior or front column being 
formed of what are called moter nerves, that is, 
nerves that are considered in involuntary motion . 
The posterior column or hinder part of nerves 
of sensation, and the middle part of the column 
contains the roots of the nerves of respiration. 
Now we will say that if I raise my arm, I do so 
by muscular power communicated by nerves, 
having their origin in the cerebrum the same 
as in walking or anv other action under control 
of the will, so all voluntary and outward actions 
are done by and through the medium of the 
cerebrum. This is one great use of the cere- 
brum, to originate and control the voluntary 
and scnsorv nerves. Tt is thus the sole medium 



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for external knowledge, and voluntary action 
the great organ of what is called animal life. 
Hence pressure on the cerebrum by paralizing 
its action, suspends all sensation and capability 
of motion ; but the work of the cerebellum the 
smaller and most curiously organized portion of 
the brain is of another kind. This is the organ 
or fountain of organic life, that is of the life of 
the external organs of the body, and of the 
involuntary motion, and pulsations of the heart, 
the circulation of the blood, and digestive action 
of the stomach, and bowels, and action of the 
reproductive organs, and the thousand func- 
tions performing within us, and over which our 
will has no control. All these functions are 
under control of the nerves proceding directly 
or indirectly from the cerebellum, or its appen- 
dages during wakefulness. Both brains are 
more or less in the state of activity, but of the 
action of the larger one, the cerebrum, w x e are 
conscious, so that our will rules in the animal 
economy; but when sleep seals up our eyes, 
the activity of the cerebrum ceases, and we be- 
come insensible to outward things and their 



28 MESMERISM UNVEILED. 

nature or the involuntary portion ot the nerves 
centre, (that is the cerebellum) with its appenda- 
ges has the entire control. But whatever produces 
a change in the state, in the fibre, in the corti- 
cal glands of the cerebrum, changes the state of 
the automatical action and produces either 
somnolency or wakefullness. Now let us apply 
ourselves to how to do this. It is my attention 
of laying down in this book a method that was 
never published before. Most all works on 
mesmerism lead you so far then drop you, 
(as it were) and after a few unsuccessful trials 
you get discourage and give it up; but, with 
my mode you cannot fail to make some impres- 
sion, enough at least to encourage you to try 
again, but you must persevere a short time, the 
way I direct you. The mode I shall give you 
there has been paid $50 for in hundreds of cases 
to my knowledge to traveling professors for 
the same instruction, you find here. I will give 
all the information my limited space will permit 
and you can rest asured it is the same used by 
myself arid other professors. First, I will gointo 
some of the other modes of mesmerizing, in 



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which their will be four including my own. 
Now let us go into the' facts and give illustra- 
tions of the mesmeric Phenomena and I think 
we shall be able to understand something of 
the mode I use when I put you in possession of 
the key to the only way to bring it about; but 
first I will describe some other modes that are 
called hypnotizing and chain mesmerism which 
arc highly recommended by others. The simplest 
visible state is what is called mesmeric sleep; 
this you can produce by letting the person, 
male or female gaze steadfastly on some fixed 
object. This method— number one, is called 
hypnotizing: but I consider the mesmeric mode 
the best, where the person is susceptible of its 
influence. As far as my practical experience 
goes, by it only can thehigherdevelopments be 
produced; but it makes no difference what 
mode you use, the primary effect is on the state 
of the cerebrum which by modifying the circu- 
lation of its blood collapses in various degrees, 
and thus assumes the somnolent state. Another 
method— number t\vo,is to sit your person on 
a chair and take both hands in vour left hand. 




POSITION OF THE RIGHT HAND, 



TO BRING ON THE MESMERIC 



CONDITION. 



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let him or her shut thei* eyes, then place your 
right hand on the head, sitting in this position 
for about thirty minutes, then you may place 
his hands on his knees and with your hands 
make gentle passes from the top of his head 
down to his knees, and if there is any degree of 
mesmeric sensibility he will feel very drowsy, 
while other persons would be unable to open 
their eyes, but still are perfectly conscious all 
the time, then again they may go into a perfect 
healthy mesmeric sleep Another method is 
called chain mesmerism, method-number three. 
First get together, say four to eight persons, and 
form a circle, sitting firmly on their chairs; 
you step into the circle and endeavor to establish 
the communication, this is done by taking one 
of their hands, the left being the best, draw 
vour thumb across the palm of the hands, 
ncline it towards the ball of the thumb, and 
his $iil be directly over the medium nerve, 
vhich is the best nerve to get communicatign 
rom. This nerve branches off at the lower 
^artofthe hand. Two large branches go to 
Vacli side of the thumb and two to the index 



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linger, the same to the next linger and one side 
of the third finger. On the other side of the 
third finger is a branch of the ulner nerve and 
the same in the little finger. You may try the 
ulner nerve once in awhile, if you wish to, this 
you can do by taking the little finger between 
your thumb and fore finger; but I find in my 
practice the medium nerve is the best tor this 
kind of establishment of communication. In 
drawing your thumb over the medium nerve 
draw slowly six or seven times with moderate 
pressure as 3^011 do so, and if the person is sus- 
ceptible he will most always feel it. for a prick- 
ling sensation will pass up his arm similar to 
that received from a magno electric battery, a 
faint shock just strong enough that you can per- 
ceive it on the subject, then let the persons sit 
quietly with their hands on their knees, (for they 
must be perfectly quiet, and give themselves 
and their attention entirely to you,) then pass 
to the next, until you have made the complete 
circle then sit down yourself, and all take hold 
of each others thumb; Tell them to close their 
uyes or let them direct their gaze to thefloorin 



MESMERISM UNVEILED. 33 

the centre of the circle, and sit this way at least 
thirty-five minutes; then it any of them fall 
asleep and the head drops forward you know 
that he has felt the soporiferous effects of attrac- 
tion; and in a minute there may be more fall 
asleep, for this effect passes from one to another 
like the flash from an electric battery, then it 
their be more than one, sit them together, for 
their feelings are attracted toward each other. 
You may begin to mesmerize them by placing 
your hand upon the head (forward part) making 
gentle passes down the face and arms to the 
knees, then proceed to speak to him: ask how 
he likes the method, &c, if he doesnotwake up, 
continue with the passes and if he is in the true 
state and you continue the passes he will most 
always sigh; then if you want to wake him up, 
just say now sir I want you to wake; then clap 
your hands in front of his face and he will im- 
mediately wake. If you wish him to sleep he will 
come out of it in about one hour or perhaps 
sooner if he has not been under the influence 
before. This mode is excellent for winter evening 
tests lor the family to determine who is the 



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strongest endowed operator of the family but 
the wifes mesmerist should be her husband, their 
relation to each other makes the ties of blood 
contribute by a physical sympathy to establish 
the communication. I will give you some infor- 
mation on how to choose subjects; then I will 
proceed with method four, which is my method, 
and the only one to get quick results, and is the 
only one used by professional operators. 
HOW TO SELECT SUBJECTS. 
In the selection of subjects, it is one of the 
most important things to be considered, es- 
pecially for a new beginner; and if you want to - 
become a successful mesmerist,' remember the ^ 
most accomplished mesmerist cannot mesmerize * 
every one as some claim. The person to be oper- 
ated upon must be of a certain peculiar temper- 
ament to become a perfect subject, if he has not 
this temperament all your efforts will be of no 
avail. There is sufficient evidence to warrant that 
every person can be mesmerized, but from 
various causes, they do not all come in under it t 
alike. There are are some that can be controlled r 
in a single sitting, while others may tnke six I 



MESMERISM UX VEILED. 35 

or more of half hour each, and then fifty sittings 
will not control them. But with one more sit- 
ting they may be controlled, and make excellent 
subjects. What we want to study is what per- 
sons are most susceptible, and are able to enter 
the higher spheres, which mesmerism holds out. 
But in my experience I find that persons with 
light fine hair and light soft complexion or large 
expressive eyes, or really handsome featured, 
make the best subject. Persons having these 
endowments make excellent subjects, but as to 
myself I have had better success with black hair 
and dark eyes, they being very hard to get under 
control, but once there they are excellent. Bad 
health and most kinds of deseases predispose 
persons, readily to mesmerism, you must use 
| your own judgement to a great extent in the 
; selection of your subjects. A knowledge of 
i phrenology and physiognomy is very necessary 
irn the study of this art; it gives the student a 
'wider scope and helps you advantageously in 
fchoosing your subject. Nevertheless, you should 
)choose persons younger than yourself, and per- 
sons of a different temperament, for it would be 



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a very difficult thing to control a person of the 
same temperament as yourself. You must 
persevere no matter how one may disagree 
physically with any rule, perseverance must be 
pre-eminent. Remember by perseverance and 
patience most any man can be mesmerized. 
Never mind your position in life, nor your 
education, it is not necessary for you to be col- 
lage bred, to become a good mesmerist, for the 
very best operators are in their natural state of 
uncultivated minds, method — number four. 

First you must feel and put your self in a 
very positive mood; then get some of your 
friends allow you to operate on them, you ought 
to at leasthave three persons to commence with; 
and choose those that you feel superior to, then 
you will be more or less positive to them. Why 
you should have your friends is they will not be 
antagonistic to you, for if they are, it will make 
it up hill work tor you, these persons must be 
decidedly friendly to you, for you will want them 
to give up entirely to you, so as to assist you in 
first attempts at mesmerism, then take them in- 
to a moderately cold room for you must not try 



MESMERISM UNVEILED. 37 

to operate on them when they feel uncomfort- 
ably warm. Let them sit down on chairs side by 
side, explain everything that is necessary and 
draw their attention by talking to them about 
the benefits of mesmerism, &c. After explain- 
ing this to them, then tell them to place their 
feet flat upon the floor and take your left wrist in 
your right hand between the thumb and index 
finger, then before you proceed further ascertain 
whether they have any ov T er shoes on which are 
composed of india-rubber; if they have, insist on 
their taking them off, for it will interfere with 
you in no small degree, by cutting off the mag- 
netism. Also assure yourself that they have 
not been drinking any intoxicating beverages ; 
if they have not you may then proceed, telling 
them to close their eyes and let them remain 
closed until you tell them to open them, then if 
he can open them then let him do so; then stand 
on his right front side, place the thumb of your 
left hand on his right temple, and your large 
finger on the back of his neck, about two inches 
below the organ of amativeness, (see page 15,) 
then with your right hand place your thumb on 



38 MESMERISM UNVEILED. 

the organ of individuality , which is located just 
at the top of the nose, and the large finger on 
the temple; (see page 30) then you cover four 
of the proper points to bring on the first mes- 
meric state suddenly, or it would be of no use 
to me or any other operator on the stage, or any 
other place where it requires quick work. The 
other point is on the top ot the head which 
effects the cerebrum, or large brain: the brain on 
which all voluntary motion depends ; then with 
the large finger of the left hand you are work- 
ing on the cerebrum or small brain which con- 
tains the nerves of involuntary motion, and your 
thumbs are at work on the optic nerves ; and 
the change to be made is from the temple to the 
top of the head with the right finger, and from 
the back of the neck to the top of the head with 
the left finger. When these changes are made 
make them rather rapidly and with moderate 
pressure on all points, and make about six 
changes when endeavoring to charge a subject 
take off your hands in a downward direction, 
and at the same time say now you cannot open 
your eye. It must be remembered that the down- 



MESMERISM UNVEILED. 89 

ward motion of the hands is the mesmeric. If 
you should by accident or carelessness throw 
your hands in an upward direction you would be 
likely to undo all you may have accomplished; if 
he succeeds in opening his eyes try him again : 
try him at least four times at that sitting. If 
you do not fasten his eyes try the next one, 
where you may have better success, and if you 
succeed in fastening his eyes the rest will be easy 
but until you do fasten their eyes it will not be 
necessary to try anything else. But fear not, you 
will succeed if you persevere, for you have 
the proper key now to the mystery of mesmer- 
ism. Do not work any more than four evenings 
with the same persons; if you do not succeed in 
fastening their eyes get some other friends to 
let you operate on them, and you will soon have 
some good subjects to work with, then you will 
be more successful, for when you are working 
on a good subject with othersin the room, or on 
the stage it has a good effect on those that are 
to be worked upon when their turn comes. I 
have controlled persons through this influence, 
that I had tried several times before without 



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any visible effects, but there is a glory in this 
science, though you may labor an hour each 
evening or day for ten or fifteen days in succes- 
tion; yet what you gain on a subject you hold 
until your work is complete, then you can have 
him do any thing you may think of, or bring 
him readily into the clairvoyant state which is 
the outcome of induced mesmerism, and at this 
stage you can control him or her in one or two 
minutes. 

Be sure to keep your nrind free from evil influ- 
ences if you wish for success; and when you 
have a subject under control, do not leave him 
for an instant, for it effects the subject in no 
small degree. About three years ago in the 
town of M, I was instructing a young medical 
student in the art of mesmerism. I gave him 
the same information as this book contains and 
he was working on his first subject. His results 
were so surprising that he became frightened, I 
was in the next room and heard the commotion. 
I hastened out into the hallway and the young 
man was hastily making his retreat out of the 
door w T ith a frightened look on his face. He 



MESMERISM UNV "KTL'ED. 41 

was so thoroughly frightened that I could hardly 
get him to return ; but I succeeded at last, and 
we entered the room together, when to our sur- 
prise the subject was standing in the center ot 
the room, with eyes staring and displaying every 
symptom that his magnetise r may have display- 
ed. I encouraged him to throw off his fear and 
stay in the room, then the subject would return to 
his proper condition which the did in a few 
minutes. It is true that the mind ofthe opera- 
tor controls the subject. For instance, I have had 
some person pinch my arm, then in a short 
time the subject complained of being pinched, 
and would act the same as if it was he that really 
received it. When you get a good subject you 
may try this by way of experiment when he is 
under control. 

We will now commence to work on the sub- 
ject, if you have not succeeded in fastening 
his eyes yet, place your hands on the top of his 
head with the tips of the fingers about in the 
center of the head, and use a slight pressure, 
keep your hands this way for a few minutes. 
(The subjects eyes must be closed at the time.) 



42 MESMERISM UXYETLED. 

then change your hands as before to the back 
of the neck, temples, and organ of individuality, 
and make the same changes about six times, the 
same as on pages, 15 and 30. Then say, in a 
positive manner, you cannot open your eyes 
when I count three, then take your hands off. 
There is magnetism in the operators voice at 
this time, by saying you feel, see, taste, or smell 
&c, when I count a certain number, and it can 
be used to good advantage all through your 
working of asubject; but after controlling them 
once, however, it will be unnecessary, when the 
subjects eyes are fastened, they will appear 
as if they were glued together, or as if some 
heavy weight was on the lids holding them 
down, for it will be impossible for him to open 
them for a short time at least. You must ques- 
tion the subject on these points about how their 
eyes feel, and how impressions work on them, 
for I have not the space to explain them. The 
subject will give you valuable information and 
you can act accordingly. When you want to 
get the subject's eyes open place your fingers on 
his temples, and with slight pressure draw your 



MESM E RISM UNYE1 LED. 43 

fingers in an upward direction quickly, and say 
all right, or any other word you wish to use, 
and they will immediately open, and at the same 
time let your mind go with your actions. Next 
tell him to start his thumb going; you do it at 
the same time; then tell him he cannot stop it, 
and he will be unable to do so. Make him 
twirle his hands, and put a broom in his hands, 
and tell him he cannot let go of it, then put the 
broom on the floor, make a few passes down 
his legs and he cannot jump over it, for he will 
be fastened to the floor. To undo him, just touch 
him on the temple when he will be free, but re- 
member your mind must go with all your work: 
it must be firmly set on every experiment, for 
the instant you let go on your mind, you lose 
control of your subject. Your mind is about 
half, and manipulation the other half that com- 
poses the practice. Then if you want him to 
sing, put him in a chair, tell him to close his 
eyes, and with your right hand place your 
thumb on the organ of individuality and finger on 
the temple, then tell him "you are an excellent 
singer and player, (have a broom at his side,) 



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you will sing and play tor me," when you are 
saying this, draw your thumb three times down 
over the organ before mentioned, then say you 
may open your eyes and when he does, he will 
immediately pick up his supposed banjo and 
play and sing, even if he never sung before in 
his lite. After singing, pass your finger down 
his left cheek, and tell him it is cold and has 
no feeling in it, then get a bright needle and 
some thread and sew his cheek and tongue. By 
passing the needle and thread through them, 
sew the left cheek; you can do this without 
causing the least pain to him or drawing blood, 
or him knowing anything about it; and if some 
one that saw the sewing* and tell him when he 
is in his natural state he would not believe them, 
for he felt nothing nor did he bleed the slightest 
particle: in fact, you could fill his tiice full ot 
needles and he would not know it, for the circu- 
lation of the blood is decreased, the temperature 
is reduced, and the nerves of voluntary motion 
and sensations are dormant, made so by charg- 
ing tho cerebrum and cerebellum with your 
superior force of magnetism. 



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The next is to put your subject in the mes- 
meric sleep; this is done by sitting him on a 
chair and tell him to go to sleep; then make 
passes from his forehead down to his knees un- 
til] he is fast asleep, then you may talk to him 
on any subject you wish to. Do not force him 
to open his eyes for it is very hurtful, but let 
him open them if he wishes to. Do not hum- 
him into this condition but be very gentle and 
kind to him; tell him to close his eyes and see 
w r hat is happening in some distant country or 
any other place, ask him to look into some one 
of the company and see what they had eaten for 
supper. Pat something over his head that he 
never saw before, and see if he can tell what 
it is, and this way of procedure he will sooner 
or later become clairvoyant. In making the 
passes always extend the fingers in the impart- 
in £ oi the fluid, and with the down stroke* 

Catalepsy is to make the subject's body rigid 
and is next to total separation, which is death. 
To do this stand the subject on the floor and fix 
your mind to what you want to do. and look 
him directly in the left eye; in looking at a 



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subject (always look in his left eye,) and when 
working on his head, direct your gaze in the 
center of it, but when the subject looks at you 
he always looks at both of yours, and there you 
have the advantage. After looking;- him in the 
eye about half a minute, place your thumb on 
the organ of individuality, and your left hand 
on the back of his neck, but before doing this 
make passes close to him, down his arms and 
legs, front and back of him down to the floor, 
and make the passes on his arms and legs and 
over the stomach, then take his head while 
some one else takes his feet and place him on 
two chairs, he will be perfectly rigid. You 
may stand on him without any fear of breaking 
the bridge thus made: do this quickly for T don't 
like to keep them in this state too long, their 
circulation being so weak, and thev become 
quite cold; take the two chairs from under him, 
stand him upright. To bring him out of it it 
is necessary to use the most effectual way ; that 
is, to snap your fingers behind and in under his 
left ear, and when you get him complete you 
will be compelled to use this mode of waking 



MESMERISM UNVEILED. 47 

them always. "When you want to bring him 
out, especially where you make him believe the 
house is on lire or a snake is chasing him, or 
make two subjects play cards, without cards, 
and they get fighting over the game. You can 
now make them eat candles for candy, cornmeal 
for ice cream, castor oil for wine, cayenne pepper 
for sauce, or any other test you wish to put 
them to ; hut what ever you do with your sub- 
jects be kind to them, and what ever you do in 
this way let it be only as tests to prove the gen- 
uineness of mesmerism. Hoping I have done 
justice to this subject, and as I have said before, 
it is here for you, laid down as fully as my 
space will admit, and is the same as used by my- 
self hundreds of times before audiences in most 
of the cities in the union ; and if there is any- 
thing you cannot readilj- accomplish, or under- 
stand, ask the assistance of some good local 
mesmerist, or clairvoyant, who will pyt you 
right. If this is not at hand you can consult 
me either personally or by mail, at 160 Selkirk 
Street, Buffalo, N.Y., and I will do all in my 
power to assist you in this, the most beautiful of 



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sciences. A few councils I wish to give you, 
then I have clone. 

Never work on a subject when he is uncom- 
fortably warm. Always choose a cold room; the 
winter is the best time to operate. When a 
subject is too warm he will only be under your 
control by flashes, but when you operate on a 
subject his temperature will be perceptably 
lowered and his circulation will be decreased. 

Never handle your subject's roughly, for you 
are likely to throw him into convulsions; and do 
not try to mesmerize too rapidly. If you wish to 
train your subject in any class of investigation, 
be sure you do not force too many on him at any 
one time, or you will force him into the 
habit of guessing. Should you mesmerize any 
person with contagious desease, use your hands 
and will to throw it away from you. 

Avoid mesmerizing persons as much as possi- 
ble with rheumatism, unless you are mesmeriz- 
ing especially for that ; and use your will and 
hands to keep it away from you, or you will feel 
it in your arms or legs. But a new beginner 
in this art will most always feel pains in his legs 



MESMERISM UNVEILED. 49 

and arms next morning after operating the 
evening before. 

If when you want to operate, you do not feel 
strong and powerful, the following powders will 
help you. Purchase from your druggist live 
powders of five grains each of quinine, take one 
about two hours before you want to work, or 
you may take the following which I consider 
very good. 

1 oz - Fluid Extract of Scullcap, 

1 oz - ■" " of Valerian, 

1 oz - ": u of Catnip, 

1 oz - " " of Coriander, 

1 oz - Tincture of Capsicum, 

Take one tea spoonful with water just before 
starting to operate. And remember most men can 
mesmerize , but some possess the power to a great- 
er extent than others. A professional can control 
40 out of one hundred. Good health is one of 
the first requisites. A firm energetic tranquil 
character together with the gift of concentrating 
the attention of the subject is the greatest of all 
aids to success. 

Benevolence is a trait as valuable in a subject 



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as line intellect. Male subjects are best for 
scientific and business purposes, female for liter- 
ary and provisional. 

Magnetized wands of glass or steel are very 
advantageous to concentrate the action upon a 
particular organ. For internal use magnetized 
water, that is done by taking a glass of water 
in your left hand and pointing close to the water 
with the fingers of the right hand , about five 
minutes will change it sufficiently. Magnetized 
water acts upon internal deseases in an astonish- 
ing manner. It carries the magnetism directly 
to the affected organs, the action of magnetized 
water is not so strong on those who have not 
been magnetized. 

Magnetized stockings produce a warmth to 
the feet which can scarcely be produced by any 
other means. 

Clairvoyants are good for new beginners in 
the art, to tell them who to pick for subjects, 
they can tell immediately whether a person you 
bring to them will make a good subject under 
your management or not. 

Nearly the most important part of a trial on a 



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new subject is your confident and assured 
manner towards him, to give him the appre- 
hension of your power to control him. In a little 
while it will be very advantageous to you if you 
make a practice of working on your subjects at 
the same hour each day or night. You can im- 
press equally as well on a person who does not 
believe in mesmerism, as on one that does, it 
makes no material difference how he resists 
mentally, so long as he does not resist physically: 
nor can subjects be dealt with harshly, for they 
have double power to resist. 

You must not affect to make a subject clair- 
voyant immediately, especially a healthy one, 
for it may require a hundred sittings before you 
accomplish it to your satisfaction. 

The magnetizer can often impress upon his 
subject a resolution for his good; ^nd here is a 
cure for intemperance or any other bad habit he 
may have contracted. Have no one for magne- 
tizer that you cannot look upon as a friend ; 
and be sure he is perfectly healthy, or he will ere 
long communicate to you his ailments, and in- 
jure himself and you also. It is always best to 




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know the character and principle of your 
magnetiser before you entrust him. 

To conclude I leave you to yourself, persevere 
and you caunot help but succeed for Animal 
magnetism is a fact. 

Mesmerism and clairvoyance is born of it ; 
and if it be not, then do no facts exist. 



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